Live Streaming Food Stall… But in Dog-Blooded Novels – CH71

Chapter 71

In that instant, the number of viewers in Jian Yunlan’s live stream room doubled to 500,000.

This number continued to soar.

…Unlike the last time when the scenario was cleared, this time it happened just as the Multiverse dimension’s working hours ended.

During the evening rush hour, many people, bored, opened their light screens to check the news and saw this freshly released, rapidly trending headline:

“[After a century, the melodrama Dark River, Bright Light has finally been completed!]”

Many people couldn’t help but widen their eyes.

Wu Moli, the CEO of a large group, was 187 years old this year. In the Multiverse dimension, where the average life expectancy is 400 years, she was considered middle-aged.

On her way home from work, sitting in her private hovercraft, she saw this news and nearly thought she was seeing things.

“Dark River, Bright Light… Is this the same Dark River, Bright Light?! Fu Changfeng and Yu Ming?!”

This book had been one of her white moons in her youth. Back then, she hadn’t experienced the hardships of society or work. Her biggest joy was coming home after school and curling up in a small room with her best friend to follow the updates of Dark River, Bright Light.

They cried over the characters’ fates and lamented the tragic ending.

Even now, looking back, many of the book’s plot points seemed unreasonable, and some parts were overly dramatic and childish, but she had truly been moved by the book’s words and vibrant characters.

Later on, she had followed the Dark River, Bright Light challenge for a few years, hoping someone would change the protagonists’ fate.

But as work got busier, with promotions, family responsibilities, and the birth of her daughter… she hadn’t opened the ‘Multiverse Live’ app in decades.

In fact, the app had even uninstalled itself due to inactivity.

“Someone really cleared it? This can’t be fake news, right?”

Filled with both excitement and unease, Wu Moli re-downloaded the Multiverse Live app and clicked on the live stream room number mentioned in the news.

She wasn’t alone.

…Across the entire Multiverse dimension, and in many other smaller dimensions, a flood of viewers surged into Jian Yunlan’s live stream room.

[…Huh????]

[Who cleared it? Was it Liyue? I remember Liyue almost cleared it last time]

[Turns out it wasn’t Liyue]

[I recognize the name Jian Yunlan! He cleared Paranoid Obsession last time, this guy is not to be underestimated…]

[Jian Yunlan, simple and clear, blue skies and white clouds, walking along the way! Handsome streamer on (heart) line (heart) progressing the plot (heart), full of passion, tension at max, follow to stay on track!]

[New fan here, Dark River, Bright Light has been my obsession for decades, I’m so happy it’s finally completed, the streamer looks young and handsome, followed!]

[Does this mean our Fengming CP really got the sweet happy ending? I’m so excited! (^^*) His name is Lanlan, right? Go Lanlan, Aunties will always support you! Our Lanlan is such a good-hearted kid]

[I downloaded the app just to see the happy ending of Dark River, Bright Light, so many people here. Are you guys also into BL?]

[…What’s with the way you’re talking?]

[Wow, Tianyi 3G is so fast?]

[Annoying, I’m going to slap you guys away~~~~]

Yes.

As a melodrama with nearly a century of history, many viewers who returned to the live stream after hearing about Dark River, Bright Light being completed had a somewhat… old-school style.

Their way of speaking seemed stuck in the past, like the early fans who started watching melodramas decades ago. They even referred to themselves as ‘Lun Jia’ and ‘Omen’, typed slowly, and despite the large number of people, the bullet comments took forever to scroll by.

However, there were even more viewers silently flooding in, with the numbers soaring rapidly…

And the gifts flooding in that nearly overwhelmed the bullet comments!

Once young girls who used to huddle on single beds in dorm rooms reading melodramas, many of them had spent decades carving out careers, building up some savings, and standing at the top of their industries. They no longer lacked money.

With the Dark River, Bright Light scenario reaching a happy ending, fulfilling a long-held wish from their youth, many expressed their gratitude by sending lavish gifts, even outdoing the big spenders from the Obsession for One scenario.

[User [Good Luck Lianlian] has gifted streamer [Jian Yunlan] 10,000 Qi Ming Lights][User [Moli] has gifted streamer [Jian Yunlan] 50,000 Qi Ming Lights][User [Baozi Jiang] has gifted streamer [Jian Yunlan] 100,000 Qi Ming Lights]…

The most generous gifts they gave were the Qi Ming Lights.

These were the lights that the protagonists of Dark River, Bright Light had waited for a long time to finally receive.

A single Qi Ming Light wasn’t very expensive, but the aunties sent hundreds of thousands, and soon, the lights formed a vast sea of dazzling fireworks across the screen…

Of course, they weren’t the only new viewers.

In addition to the group of fans who were pulled back into the fandom by the news of Dark River, Bright Light being cleared, there were also many regular viewers who couldn’t resist clicking on the live stream in the wake of such explosive news.

Over the years, the audience for melodrama novel challenges had long expanded beyond just BL readers.

Among them were male-focused novel fans, fans of other top streamers, and viewers of other melodramatic stories. They clicked in, not for anything else, but to see who exactly was the person who cleared the Dark River, Bright Light dimension.

[This new streamer has completed two book challenges, both of them cleared, surely they have some exceptional skills!]

[Maybe they have some huge golden finger (thinking)… Or maybe they are a seasoned melodrama reader, familiar with the plot, and pulled off a series of brilliant moves]

[I’m from Big Pineapple Entertainment! I want to sign this streamer on behalf of the company. Our company specializes in celebrity-style handsome idol streamers, and we’ll make sure the streamer shines and becomes a star!]

More and more people from all directions crowded into the live stream room.

Even the backend system of the Multiverse live streaming company was almost overwhelmed.

Watching the scene unfold, Gong Siyuan couldn’t help but light a cigarette, lost in thought.

— Gong Siyuan had previously thought that if Jian Yunlan couldn’t clear this dimension, they could lower the price and have more leverage when negotiating the contract with him, but now…

“Boss, another agency is offering a sky-high contract to sign Boss Jian.”

“Ahhh, Boss, Strawberry Entertainment says they’ve specifically prepared a contract for Boss Jian.”

“The chairman of Kiwi Entertainment personally showed up to block the person, spending a fortune, just to meet Boss Jian…”

Not long ago, many agencies were still waiting to see, unsure whether they should sign such a ‘unique’ book challenge streamer.

But now, everyone instantly realized how terrifying Jian Yunlan’s potential and money-making power truly were.

With such a hot commodity in front of them, if they didn’t sign him, they weren’t fools!

Although Jian Yunlan had just finished the book challenge and hadn’t arrived at the Multiverse dimension yet…

But… when he arrived, it would be too late.

This was a highly competitive battle.

Top-tier contracts from various agencies were flying in like snowflakes, and even outside their office door, it was already crowded with people, each wearing a fanatical and eerie smile, scratching at the door.

Knock knock knock!

Different voices were heard from outside the door: “Manager Gong, open the door~” “Yes, yes, we’re not bad people, we just want to discuss the contract with Boss Jian!” “Don’t listen to their nonsense, Cranberry Entertainment is the one with sincere intentions…”

Besides the knocking, the sounds of nails scraping against the door, growls, roars, and the sound of drool dripping to the floor could also be heard.

The employees of the melodrama book challenge department had never seen such a scene.

They blocked the door with chairs, trembling in fear, looking at Gong Siyuan:

“Boss, say something! Boss!!!”

As expected of the manager, Gong Siyuan had seen many storms over the years.

At this moment, she remained calm and collected, her expression steady: “Everyone, don’t worry.”

The others looked at her with admiration and reliance.

The boss definitely had a way…

Right?

Gong Siyuan smiled faintly, took two steps back: “Well, I’ll go meet the streamer who just finished the challenge. You all hang in there.”

Gong Siyuan walked over to the hidden exclusive floating lift and pressed the button.

Her subordinates, realizing they were about to be abandoned, immediately showed fierce expressions and reached out: “No, she’s running! Catch her—”

But Gong Siyuan had already stepped into the lift, and the door closed.

Her subordinates’ faces collided with the lift door.

Even as the lift began to activate, their resentful and unwilling scratching sounds could still be heard from outside.

Inside the lift, Gong Siyuan sighed in relief, a long-lost excitement blooming on her face.

She made it out alive!

She had escaped the zombie’s jaws!

…But as she turned around, her face drained of color.

Because, in front of her.

On the soft leather seat of the lift, sat a person.

The person had snow-white skin, and their eyes were calm. A distinctive bright red tear mark below their eye reflected the setting sun’s glow as they smiled.

It was such a beautiful and pleasant scene, yet Gong Siyuan couldn’t help but shiver, feeling—

So cold.

Ning Sheng, please don’t come any closer!!!

Gong Siyuan’s back pressed against the lift door, sweat beading on her forehead. She barely managed to force a smile: “Uh, Mr. Ning, is there something you need?”

Ning Sheng interlaced his fingers, smiling gently:

“Manager Gong, if I’m not mistaken… Dark River, Bright Light has ended, and Boss Jian will be coming to the Multiverse dimension, right?”

Gong Siyuan trembled as she nodded.

Ning Sheng smiled again.

This time, his smile carried a trace of coldness:

“Manager Gong, what we discussed in the meeting earlier, I hope you don’t go back on your word.”

“…My request is simple. Now, immediately, right now—

“Take me to see Boss Jian.”

*

The Dark River, Bright Light Dimension.

A second before Jian Yunlan cleared the challenge, everyone was happily gathered together, eating fried chicken and spicy hot pot.

Fu Changfeng brought milk tea and was distributing it among the crowd, while Yu Ming continued to help with distributing and collecting inhibitors, wearing a happy and sincere smile.

It was the perfect late-night gathering with friends at a snack stall—one bite of fiery hot and steaming spicy hot pot with fried chicken, followed by a sip of cold milk tea. The taste was a unique, unparalleled enjoyment…

Everyone couldn’t help but marvel.

“Boss Jian is the only true god!”

“Yeah, not only is the hot pot delicious, the fried chicken is great too.”

“I’m going to eat hot pot and fried chicken tomorrow, the day after, and the day after that—”

Suddenly, Xiao Xiao’s words got stuck in her throat.

The air froze, and the dust lifted by the autumn breeze hung motionless in the air. The flowing moonlight suddenly stilled.

The entire world seemed to have been paused.

Just like everyone else in the Dark River, Bright Light dimension, Xiao Xiao’s mind echoed with a clear mechanical voice:

“Ding dong! Streamer [Jian Yunlan] has successfully cleared the dimension you are in. This live stream’s world line will now become the ‘real world line’ of your dimension. Replacing now…”

Along with the mechanical sound, countless memories instantly awakened in Xiao Xiao’s mind, as though fate itself was being rewound.

Countless times entering summer camp.

Countless times spending a tough month in a fully closed-off summer camp.

Countless times studying, graduating, working, 996…

Until, one day in the future, the protagonist couple experienced a tragic ending.

Everything reset to the starting point, and Xiao Xiao opened her eyes, once again seeing the wrinkled face of Principal Lao Xu: “Hello everyone, I’m Principal Lao Xu of Longteng Summer Camp. Our camp is fully enclosed, and climbing over the walls is absolutely forbidden!”

A classmate beside her poked her and whispered, “Have you heard? The top student in our batch, their name is Fu Changfeng…”

Xiao Xiao: “???”

So, she was just an NPC with no name in this melodrama?!

The timeline of the original Dark River, Bright Light spanned many years. Unlike Obsession of Possession, which lasted only a year, Dark River, Bright Light had a timeline that spanned several decades.

Before the challenge was cleared, the lives of all the characters were trapped within these decades, repeating over and over again.

And now, those countless accumulated memories flooded Xiao Xiao’s mind like a torrent.

The overwhelming amount of information caused everyone’s minds to overload instantly.

Fu Changfeng and Yu Ming also stood frozen, as if struck by lightning.

— As the protagonists of Dark River, Bright Light, the memories they received were thousands of times greater than the others’.

Countless timelines and countless fates overlapped at this moment, a weight that no normal human physiology could bear.

In some destinies, they were entangled for life, ending in tragedy;

In others, Yu Ming was permanently disabled, and Fu Changfeng died in battle;

In some, they tried to make peace and resist tragedy together, yet still, through a twist of fate, were pushed toward the abyss;

Their heads, aching…

Yu Ming bit his lip, his face pale, unable to stop himself from crouching down.

Including Xiao Xiao, many others had blank expressions, clutching their heads and muttering:

“How old am I really?”

“I’m only a high school student this year, why do I feel like I’ve lived for over a hundred years?”

“I crossed into a book and became an insignificant NPC in a melodrama, and my task is just to say ‘He really loves him’ during the protagonist’s emotional turmoil???!!!”

…Thankfully, this overwhelming information overload didn’t last long.

As the mechanical voice sounded again, the flood of memories receded, and all the repeated memories vanished:

“Streamer [Jian Yunlan]’s world line upon clearing the challenge is now the Dark River, Bright Light dimension’s real world line! Replacement successful! We wish you a pleasant life!”

“Your dimension has been unlocked, and you have gained access to the Multiverse Live Stream!”

“As a native of the Dark River, Bright Light dimension, you now have the authority to view all information from the original work. You can summon floating light points from the Multiverse Live Stream at any time and click the ‘Current Dimension Details’ button to view.”

“Welcome to the Multiverse Live Stream!”

All the chaotic memories faded from everyone’s minds, as if they had never happened.

People’s expressions gradually returned to a state of confusion.

“What just happened?” “I feel like I’ve forgotten something important.” “Holy crap, holy crap, holy crap, did you all see this?!”

Someone pointed at the light screen in front of them, unable to suppress their exclamation.

More and more people realized the presence of the light screen.

On the screen, bullet comments began to scroll by:

[Welcome, welcome!]

[Ming Ming, my Ming Ming ahhhh you’re finally free, no one can imprison you anymore (wipes tears)]

[I must be dreaming, boohoo QAQ]

[Brother Fu! Brother Fu, look here!]

…But compared to the light screen, more people were distracted by another matter.

“Jian, where’s Boss Jian?” someone asked, trembling.

The air grew still.

Everyone stared blankly at the spot where Boss Jian’s snack stall used to be.

At that moment, it was empty—Boss Jian’s pot, his ladle, the silver running dog, the little girl with the bun hairstyle, and Boss Jian himself… all completely vanished.

It was as though they had never existed.

Everyone opened their mouths.

Heartbreaking.

Fu Changfeng’s phoenix eyes grew deep, all the clues connecting in a flash, his expression gradually shifting to one of stubborn pain: “Boss Jian, you… you’ll come back, right?”

Yu Ming’s face turned pale, the little dimple at the corner of his mouth completely gone.

The darkness in his pupils filled with a hint of mist.

“Boss Jian, I finally found you,” Yu Ming murmured, “Why did you leave again?… What should I do without you…?”

Multiverse Live Stream.

The tens of thousands of new viewers flooded in, excitedly sending all kinds of bullet comments and gifts, hoping to get a response from their favorite characters.

But the old viewers…

Having learned from their experience with the previous Obsession of Possession dimension unlock, and unlike the new viewers, many of the old viewers had given up and were now calmly placing bets:

[Guess what the first bullet comment in Dark River, Bright Light will be?]

[I bet it’s ‘Give me back my mom, Boss Jian’ (covers face)]

[+1]

[So unoriginal! I bet it’ll be ‘Where is Boss Jian? We want to talk to him’]

[What if it’s ‘Boss Jian, we miss you in the Dark River, Bright Light dimension’?]

[That’s so lame, ahhh!!! No, I don’t believe it. Someone like Fu Changfeng, who’s so strategic, will definitely ask something deeper!]

Soon, under everyone’s tense and expectant gazes, the first bullet comment from Dark River, Bright Light appeared:

[Yu Ming: @Official, where is Boss Jian’s next book dimension? There are about two hundred of us here, and we plan to follow him.]

The audience: “…”

Although they were somewhat prepared for this, the level of insanity from Dark River, Bright Light’s protagonists still exceeded their expectations!

.

Before them was a pitch-black silence.

After a while, a light finally appeared.

Accompanied by the soft glow, a gentle female voice spoke in Jian Yunlan’s ear:

“Transmigrator No. 666, Jian Yunlan, welcome aboard the Multiverse Transdimensional Train!”

“The final destination of this train is: Multiverse Transition Station.”

“We will take you to the famous Multiverse dimension, the ultimate destination where all small world dimensions intertwine. Take a good rest in the Multiverse dimension, give both your body and mind a proper break, and enjoy the high-tech and high-benefit offerings from the Multiverse dimension~”

For most streamers, after completing a transmigration task, they have two options:

1. Go directly to the next world.
2. Rest in the Multiverse dimension for ten days to half a month, and after preparing, depart for the next world.

Last time, Jian Yunlan didn’t hesitate and chose the first option.

But after this task ended, no choice box appeared!

…Because the Multiverse Live Stream company had already set it up in advance.

Jian Yunlan had conquered two worlds, and in such a jaw-dropping way, he had rewritten the tragic endings.

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say he was the hottest new streamer recently.

A large number of entertainment company agents were eagerly waiting to sign him.

Even the Multiverse Live Stream company had many commercial partnerships eager to negotiate with Jian Yunlan personally, not to mention the viewers who were eager to taste the food he made.

The Multiverse Live Stream knew that if they let Jian Yunlan choose, he would definitely pick the next world. They absolutely could not let that happen!

At this moment, the gentle female voice continued:

“Next, I will introduce the basic situation of the Multiverse dimension~”

The voice seemed to carry a magical hypnotic effect, soft and soothing like waves. Normally, anyone would want to close their eyes and take a good nap when hearing this voice.

But Jian Yunlan was no ordinary person.

He abruptly opened his eyes, his expression filled with dissatisfaction: “Multiverse dimension? I don’t want to go to the Multiverse dimension!”

The chef system’s stall tasks were performed in smaller dimensions. Although Jian Yunlan didn’t know much about the Multiverse dimension, he vaguely felt that it was a boring place that would only slow down his stall speed.

The female voice paused.

Jian Yunlan looked around.

He was in a place resembling a train compartment, with a vast starry sky visible outside the glass windows. Many glowing orbs could be seen beyond the stars.

Sensing his confusion, the female voice explained:

“Each of these light orbs represents a small dimension, a rare sight that can only be seen in the Multiverse dimension!”

“Darling, please reconsider. The benefits, technology, and wealth in the Multiverse dimension are second to none. You have millions of star coins worth of gifts waiting to be redeemed on your account—”

“I don’t care,” Jian Yunlan directly interrupted her this time, “Send me to the next world. I want to set up my stall!”

The female voice: “…”

As expected, just as others had said, this Jian Yunlan was quite a stubborn one.

As an experienced operator of the Multiverse Travel System, she had a set of strategies to deal with such tough cases.

The system recalled what her superior had said—clients like this generally responded better to gentleness rather than force. All she needed to do was stall for time. The train would reach its destination in two minutes, and by then, Jian Yunlan wouldn’t have a choice but to get off.

The female voice cautiously said:

“Uh, darling, I’m terribly sorry, but we are about to reach the final station, and the destination can’t be changed. You can log into the Multiverse dimension first, and then… Oh no!!! Don’t break the window!!!”

The gentle female voice was now filled with panic and fear.

Because, right before her eyes—

Jian Yunlan, with his innate divine strength, raised his hand and threw a punch.

The high-strength alloy transparent glass cracked with spiderweb-like fractures, and then—boom.

The glass window was directly shattered!

The system felt a wave of darkness overwhelm her.

It was over—her performance for the month was ruined.

“The outside is a small dimension, right?” Jian Yunlan had already stepped onto the window ledge, his white shirt billowing in the wind. He smiled brightly. “I’m off to set up my stall, bye—”

On the other side.

Ning Sheng, who had been waiting at the Multiverse Transdimensional Station for several hours but still hadn’t seen anyone, was speechless.

“Boss Jian, where are you?!?”

[Genius Baby, Three and a Half Years Old – Urban/Eloping/Reunion]